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Inca Empire

c. 1400–1533

The Inca Empire was the largest state in the pre Columbian Americas, ruling the Andes from its capital Cuzco. It built Machu Picchu and 25,000 miles of roads without the wheel or writing. Pizarro's Spaniards destroyed it in 1533.

Facts

Founded: c. 1400, the Incas began their conquests from Cuzco.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inca Empire
Ended: 1533, Pizarro executed the emperor Atahualpa.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inca Empire
Heartland: The Andes, capital Cuzco, in present day Peru.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inca Empire
Major rulers: Pachacuti, the empire builder; Huayna Capac, who ruled at the greatest extent; Atahualpa, the last emperor.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inca Empire

Images

Machu Picchu, the mountain city of the Incas. (Wikimedia Commons)

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